AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

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What is HOMEOSTASIS?
A
Body’s ability to maintain a STABLE internal environment
B
Body’s ability to maintain an internal environment that is constantly CHANGING
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Homeostasis has become the central unifying concept of physiology and is defined as a self-regulating process by which an organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. Homeostasis is the ability of the body to maintain a stable internal environment despite a changing external environment. Homeostasis is maintained primarily through negative feedback, when a response to a stimulus keeps a variable close to a set value.

Detailed explanation-3: -Homeostasis refers to the ability of an organism to maintain the internal environment of the body within limits that allow it to survive.

Detailed explanation-4: -(HOH-mee-oh-STAY-sis) A state of balance among all the body systems needed for the body to survive and function correctly.

Detailed explanation-5: -Homeostasis, then, is the tendency of a system to maintain an internal stability as the result of the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that disturbs normal conditions or function.

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